Here we go again - Diary of a losing recreational player (part 3)

68Trebor

 Oh no not again I hear you all say, but yes it is back, not by popular demand may I add.

 I have had a rollercoaster few months since I left SKY poker a few months ago, in terms of poker and worklife.

When doing my previous diary I was working as a night trading manager for Asda and as a result made the decision to ply my poker trade elsewhere due to the real lack of traffic at the times I could play. 

 This has cost me my bankroll as I got eaten alive by the sharks on some of the bigger sites and ventured mainly into the world of MTT and 180 man SNG's. I have now learnt my lesson and believe that SKY is where I belong and the cash tables are where I am most profitable. 

 I have also had a change of job role and am now a Trading Manager at Asda which means I am free to play poker at the more acceptable times of evenings and some mornings and afternoons on my days off as I have returned to the normal working hours of the majority of the country.

 So why another diary I hear you ask. The main reason for the diary going forward is that I have found that when I have written my diary before it has helped me really focus and become a more profitable player. So I am going to invest a £100 for my starting bankroll and just stick to cash for the entire month of September. I will be 3-tabling 20nl and yes I know this breaks every BR rule there is , but we won't worry about that. I will steer clear of any MTT's and SNG's apart from one MTT I will be playing on Bet Fair where I have a $220 ticket I won via a satellite which unfortunately cannot be cashed out.

 Another reason for the diary is that I do think there are a real lack of diaries on the forum at the mo, when I left there were probably 10 - 15 diaries being regularly updated and now there only appear to be a couple. 

 So here goes on another leg of the incredible journey that poker is. Lets hope it is a profitable one.

 Session Profit £0

 Total Profit £0

 Bankroll £100

 C4P 0

Lambert180

Glad to see you back on the site/forum.

It's funny because there was a bit of a discussion about the whole BR thing on my diary recently about me being too cautious. I wish you all the best with your diary, wish I had the bottle to play such highstakes (in comparison to my roll). Good luck and I hope you run well at the start.

I'll definitely be following with interest, more diaries FTW

percival09

Good luck. 

Liking the 5 buyins ;-) 

68Trebor

 To be honest Lambert to call it my BR is probably wrong. It is the amount I currently have in my account is probably a more accurate description. I know if I go bust I can always reload and so I am not playing above my means or with scared money. The reason I am playing at this level is two-fold.

  1. I have beaten this level before and really believe I have the game to beat this level and move on up following proper BR management of approx. 20 buy-ins.

  2. I find playing any lower I do not appreciate the money and start to play really raggy and far too aggressive poker.

 Having said that I am currently £30 down in this session and really don't want to be reloading that quickly.

68Trebor

 So first day finished and have to say it was pretty brutal. Didn't run particularly well and lost 4 pots of over £15, see below.

 3 of the 4 I don't think I played particularly badly and the AQ hand was perhaps the dodgy one I maybe should of got away from.

 On the bright side got a tip for a horse from a reliable source and had £10 ew on it at 12/1, with it coming in second for a £14 profit.

 Calling it a night so I can away and lick my wounds, would be interested in any feedback on following hands.

 

 Session Profit -£46.93

 Total Profit -£46.93

 Bankroll £53.07

 C4P 40

68Trebor

 

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
schweppes	Big blind		£0.20	£0.20	£19.87
	Your hole cards	3 4
bensdad	Fold
68Trebor	Raise		£0.60	£0.80	£28.88
schweppes	Raise		£1.60	£2.40	£18.27
68Trebor	Call		£1.20	£3.60	£27.68
Flop
		3 7 4
schweppes	Bet		£2.70	£6.30	£15.57
68Trebor	Raise		£7.00	£13.30	£20.68
schweppes	All-in		£15.57	£28.87	£0.00
68Trebor	Call		£11.27	£40.14	£9.41
schweppes	Show	K K
68Trebor	Show	3 4
Turn
		7
River
		J
schweppes	Win	Two Pairs, Kings and 7s	£38.34		£38.34

68Trebor

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
86lukey	Small blind		£0.10	£0.10	£14.14
schweppes	Big blind		£0.20	£0.30	£20.07
	Your hole cards	4 4
bensdad	Fold
nickd49931	Raise		£0.60	£0.90	£16.23
68Trebor	Call		£0.60	£1.50	£44.90
BandC	Fold
86lukey	Fold
schweppes	Fold
Flop
		4 Q Q
nickd49931	Check
68Trebor	Check
Turn
		7
nickd49931	Bet		£0.75	£2.25	£15.48
68Trebor	Raise		£2.00	£4.25	£42.90
nickd49931	Call		£1.25	£5.50	£14.23
River
		2
nickd49931	Bet		£4.13	£9.63	£10.10
68Trebor	All-in		£42.90	£52.53	£0.00
nickd49931	All-in		£10.10	£62.63	£0.00
68Trebor	Unmatched bet		£28.67	£33.96	£28.67
nickd49931	Show	Q Q
68Trebor	Show	4 4
nickd49931	Win	Four Queens	£32.26		£32.26

68Trebor

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
68Trebor	Small blind		£0.10	£0.10	£19.72
ermburm	Big blind		£0.20	£0.30	£18.60
	Your hole cards	A Q
OkayPokay	Fold
BigDogJam	Fold
mess1	Fold
ChirpyChip	Fold
68Trebor	Raise		£0.50	£0.80	£19.22
ermburm	Raise		£1.80	£2.60	£16.80
68Trebor	Call		£1.40	£4.00	£17.82
Flop
		3 4 A
68Trebor	Check
ermburm	Bet		£2.40	£6.40	£14.40
68Trebor	Call		£2.40	£8.80	£15.42
Turn
		8
68Trebor	Check
ermburm	Bet		£3.40	£12.20	£11.00
68Trebor	Call		£3.40	£15.60	£12.02
River
		4
68Trebor	Check
ermburm	All-in		£11.00	£26.60	£0.00
68Trebor	Call		£11.00	£37.60	£1.02
68Trebor	Show	A Q
ermburm	Show	K A
ermburm	Win	Two Pairs, Aces and 4s	£35.80		£35.80

68Trebor

 

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
68Trebor	Small blind		£0.10	£0.10	£37.22
OkayPokay	Big blind		£0.20	£0.30	£19.80
DJCUKKI	Sit out
	Your hole cards	A K
bel05	Call		£0.20	£0.50	£23.52
DeuceAK_47	Raise		£0.80	£1.30	£18.50
classasa	Fold
68Trebor	Call		£0.70	£2.00	£36.52
OkayPokay	Fold
bel05	Call		£0.60	£2.60	£22.92
Flop
		9 2 A
68Trebor	Bet		£1.95	£4.55	£34.57
bel05	Raise		£3.90	£8.45	£19.02
DeuceAK_47	Fold
68Trebor	Call		£1.95	£10.40	£32.62
Turn
		8
68Trebor	Check
bel05	Bet		£10.40	£20.80	£8.62
68Trebor	Raise		£20.80	£41.60	£11.82
bel05	All-in		£8.62	£50.22	£0.00
68Trebor	Unmatched bet		£1.78	£48.44	£13.60
68Trebor	Show	A K
bel05	Show	A 4
River
		6
bel05	Win	Flush to the Ace	£46.64		£46.64

 If someone would tell me how to post multiple hands on the same post it would be much appreciated.

Glenelg

Hi Trebor,

Welcome back.  Multiple hands in same post mite be a cut & paste into word and then to post? Good luck with your challenge. Also, what does a trading manager for ASDA do exactly?  

died

Hand 1 - fold to 3-bet. You're gonna miss so often and just end up folding to his c-bet.

Hand 2 - exactly as i would have played it, think it's just a cooler.

Hand 3 - again i'd fold to the 3-bet. Depends on history/dynamics but i think we can wait for much easier spots with AQo where we're not out of position. Nitty to fold some may say, but personally i would cause you're never sure where you're at even if the A hits.

Hand 4 - i would 3-bet the AK, to narrow the field and because we're out of position again. Perhaps if you make it £2 minimum to go you would have gotten a fold and taken it down there and then. 

devonfish5

hi trebor
gl with your challenge

        LET'S HOPE YOU MAKE A MINT 
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